Fire rips through seven-storey tower block in Glasgow
Flames tore through a seven-storey tower block in Glasgow overnight on Sunday. Crews battled the flames on every floor of the building […]
Florida woman ‘sets fire to a car she thought was her ex boyfriend’s’
Clearwater police detectives arrested a 19-year-old woman with intentionally setting a car fire a week ago, officials said. Carmen Chamblee has been […]
Hundreds evacuated from holiday villas after huge blaze along Spain’s east coast
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from villas along the east coast of Spain after a huge fire raged through tourist areas […]
Fire crews tackle bowling alley blaze in Macduff
About 60 firefighters – some from as far afield as Aberdeen – have tackled a major blaze at a bowling alley in […]
‘Hollywood Arsonist’ facing jail for £2.2m fire damage
A German dubbed the “Hollywood Arsonist” is facing decades in prison for setting dozens of fires which caused over £2m in damage. […]
Samsung set to recall Galaxy Note 7 after reports of smartphones catching fire
Internal investigation finds batteries at fault after reports of newly launched devices exploding while being charged Samsung is expected to announce a […]
Ammunition find in Bracknell fire: Houses evacuated and man arrested
About 140 houses were evacuated as bomb disposal experts dealt with an ammunition find in Berkshire. Police and firefighters discovered the “suspicious […]
Crime Lab Set On Fire ‘To Destroy Evidence’ In Brussels
Attackers may have tried to destroy evidence as they set fire to a laboratory at Belgium’s crime institute. The perpetrators rammed through […]
Shepherd’s Bush tower block fire caused by faulty tumble dryer
A faulty tumble dryer is believed to have sparked a fire that led to people evacuating an 18-storey tower block in west […]
Charred tapestries to go on display 90 years after devastating fire
Exhibition at Derbyshire’s Haddon Hall to focus on the impact of fire on country home – from its use as lighting to […]
House fire prompts security review
Security is to be reviewed at a Dundee housing estate following a fire that gutted a home under construction. The move was revealed […]
Singapore air quality worsens overnight as Indonesia fire arrests jump
Southeast Asia is bracing itself for its annual, uncomfortable tryst with haze as raging fires at Indonesian plantations worsen pollution in the […]